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Asked by gabic to Kevin, Charlotte, Jo, Louise, Valeria on 12 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by brookie19, sarahfb, shabeeb21, lotara.
Question: Is it true that dogs can only see in black and white?
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Kevin Mahon answered on 12 Jun 2012:
No that’s a long standing myth!
Dogs have cones and rods in their eyes do they can see colours as well as black and white.
Where the myth comes from is likely dog’s inability to distinguish certain colours – they only have two colour receptors, so they can’t tell green and red apart for instance. So they are colour blind, yes, but they don’t see the world as a black and white movie!
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gabic commented on :
Thanks Kevin. I love your pictures, and I think it’s great how you work with cats!I would have a cat if I could BUT my brother and my dad are allergic. ;’]
rebeccas commented on :
Thats very interesting, i always thought dogs could only see black and white. ps i love cats 🙂
Kevin commented on :
Yay for cats! Boo for allergies!